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Basis of Presentation (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 segment item region	Dec. 31, 2012 region
Number of restaurants	1,458
Number of regions	7	6
Number of reportable segments	1
ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen [Member]
Number of restaurants	1
Canada [Member]
Number of restaurants	5
London, England [Member]
Number of restaurants	6
Paris, France [Member]
Number of restaurants	1

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The number of regions by which the Company manages its operations.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Represents the number of restaurants.

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